Recruitment of Ex-Trade Apprentices in Ordnance Factories – BPMS
Recruitment of Ex-Trade Apprentices in Ordnance Factories – BPMS
BPMS General Secretary Shri M.P.Singh writes a letter to the Chairman of DGOF regarding the subject above quoted, the content of the letter is reproduced ang given below for your information…
BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
REF: BPMS /OFB / Trade Apprentice / 228(8/3/L)
Dated: 09.01.2015
To,
The DGOF & Chairman,
Ordnance Factory Board,
10 A, S K Bose Road,
Kolkata
Subject: Recruitment of Ex-Trade Apprentices in Ordnance Factories: Compliance of the amended provisions of The Trade Apprentices Act, 1961.
Respected Sir,
With due regards, it is submitted that the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 07th August, 2014 and passed on 14th August, 2014 and the Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 26.11.2014. Prior to this amendment it was not obligatory on the part of the employer to offer any employment to any apprentice who had completed the period of his apprenticeship training in his establishment, nor it was obligatory on the part of the apprentice to accept an employment under the employer. This was one of the impediments which discouraged youth to join the apprenticeship training as they were not sure whether they would get employment after completion of the apprenticeship training.
It was felt that by making it obligatory on part of the establishment to give preference to apprentices at the time of regular recruitment could lead to unwanted litigations. Hence, Section 22 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 has been amended so that establishments may formulate their own policies for recruiting trained apprentices.
In such circumstances, the OFB instruction issued vide letter No. 570/A/I (Pt)/54/Vol.IV/294 dated 06.01.2011 has become irrelevant regarding the recruitment processes to the post of Industrial Employees (Semi-Skilled tradesmen).
Therefore you are requested to intervene into the matter so that the OFB’s instruction mentioned hereinabove may be withdrawn / cancelled and issue necessary directives to appoint the ex-trade apprentices of Ordnance Factories on batch wise seniority basis, without conducting any written examination in compliance with the provisions of the Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2014 in letter and spirit by incorporating the same in the relevant Recruitment Rules.
Thanking you.
Sincerely yours
(M. P. SINGH)
General Secretary
Comments
How any (emotional) issue can be capitalised by any other person/federation after it has been highlighted/booked by other person/federation ?
It's not fare and absolutely ridiculous.
Do not try to just encash the issue which is already done.
Now the issue which is already settled in JCM III meeting on 29/12/2014,the doubt has been raised by many Ord Fy employees that
1) Why BPMS written a letter on 4/1/2015 to DGOF/CHAIRMAN OFB after settlement of this issue ?
2)If BPMS really wanted to seriously deliberate this issue then why their respected JCM III members were not discussed it in the last JCM III Steering meeting where all BPMS JCMs were present?
It may be appreciated If BPMS writes letter to MoD instead of OFB then its understood that BPMS is following up this issue. But BPMS written to OFB which is now objectionable.
Now Ord Fy employees needs a true n dynamic leadership as This govt is forcing 41 Ord Fys to corporatise which is nowadays a great concern among the employees. This govt steps towards privatisation agitating the minds of workmen and in this critical time BPMS is just waisting their time on setteled issues which is also a great concern.
Rahul Ratunawar
Now BPMS just trying to encash the Aprentice issue . It is noted that most of the workmen of ord fy are young and keenly watching all the federations working style, so be careful to not to lose the credibility by doing such type of above issue.
It is clearly shows that ordnance factory board does not want to recruit ex-trade apprentice directly in their organization although in Trade-apprentice amendment act 2014 it is clearly said in Section-22 that It shall not be obligatory on the part of the employer to offer any employment to any apprentice who has completed the period of his apprenticeship training in his establishment, nor shall it be obligatory on the part of the apprentice to accept an employment under the employer, which was passed in lokesabha in September 2014.
at the moment, the amendment act is under process and as we know the govt procedure of working on such issues is xxxx.
but as a responsible trade union representatives, we r on the job at the apex level of the federation.
hope the best.
and all the best.